THIRD ECHELON

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 245, 13 September 1940, Page 8

THIRD ECHELON

LIST OF OFFICERS

APPOINTMENTS GAZETTED

Per Press Association

WELLINGTON, Sept. 12. An extensive list of appointments to the Third Echelon of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, with seniority in the units as indicated, and taking effect in most cases from August 27, is gazetted to-night. The list includes the following:— Sixth Field Regiment, New Zealand Artillery.—Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Weir, Royal New Zealand Artillery, commanding officer; Major C. L. Walter, second in command (temporary) ; Major J. M. Mitchell, battery commander; Captain (temporary Major) A. T. Rawle, battery commander (temporary). Seventh Anti-tank Regiment, 33rd Battery.—Major 11. E. Sleight. 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals. —Major G. H. Head, New Zealand Staff Corps. Twenty-fourth (Auckland), Battal-ion.—Lieutenant-Colonel C. Chuttleworth, New Zealand Staff Corps, commanding officer; Major A. C. W. Man-tell-Harding, second in command; Major F. G. Dill, company commander; Major R. V. Closey, company commander. . ’ Twenty-fifth (Wellington) Battalion. —Lieutenant-Colonel A. S. Wilder, commanding officer (temporary), colonel as from August 28 while holding the appointment of officer commanding the ’third Echelon; Major S. M. Satterthwaite, New Zealand Staff Corps, second in command; Major C. D. A. George, company commander; Major C. J. Williams, company commander. Twenty-sixth (Canterbury - Otago) Battalion. —Lieutenant-Colonel J. RPage, Royal New Zealand Artillery, commanding officer; Major J. M. Samson, second" in command; Major I. JBrook, company commander; Major N. A. Rattray, company commander. Headquarters Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force base. —Captain (temporary Major) 11. E. Crosse, administrative and conducting officer 14tn and 15th Forestry Companies, N.Z.L. Railway Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers. Lieutenant-Colonel A. H. Sage, commanding officer Headquarters, New Zealand Railway Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers ; Major F. W. Aicken, officer commanding 16th New Zealand Railway Operating Company, New Zealand Engineers; Major J. A. J till, Headquarters New Zealand Railway Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers; Major G. T Poole, officer commanding 17th New Zealand Railway Operating Company, New Zealand Engineers. Thirteenth Railway Construction Company, New Zealand Engineers.— Major C. Langbein, officer commandin** New Zealand Medical Corps.—Lieu-tenant-CoJonel F. M. Spencer (temporary colonel while holding appointment of officer commanding No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital) ; Lieuten-ant-Colonel W. H. B. Bull, officer commanding Sixth Field Ambulance New Zealand Medical Corps; Major J. L. R. Plimmer, second in command Sixth Field Ambulance New Zealand Medical Corps; Major A. L. de B. Noakes, registrar No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital; Major D. Pottinger (temporary lieutenant-coloiiel while holding appointment of officer commanding Medical Division No. 2 New. Zealand General Hospital) ; Major P. A. Ardaugh (temporary lieutenant-colonel while holding appointment of officer commanding Surgical Division Iso. 2 New Zealand General Hospital) ; Captain (temporary Major) G. F. V. Anson, No. 2 New Zealand General (anaesthetist). ' , . New Zealand Dental Corps.—Major J. A. S. Mackenzie, officer commanding Second New Zealand Divisional Mobile Dental Section N.Z.D.C.